Work sheet or web for typewriting machines



July 14, 1925, 1,545,983

' ,1. A. B.' SMITH WORK SHEET OR WEB FOR TYPEWRI TING MACHINES Filed July 19. 1923 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE A. B. SMITH, F STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWOOD TYPE WRITER COMPANY, 01; NEW YORK, N. Y A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

Application filed July 19, 1828. Serial No. 652,488.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jesse A. B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Work Sheets or Webs for Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to webs, for use in typewriting machines, comprising a plurality of superposed plies, either disconnected or as a fan-fold, interleaved with carbons, and each ordinarily composed of seriallyarranged panels, writing areas or forms in registration with like or different forms on the other plies. More particularly, the invention relates to contrivances for using individual work-pieces, such for instance as blank checks and drafts, in connection with such a web, so that inscriptions typed upon such individual Work-pieces may be recorded upon the several un erlying panels or forms of the work-plies of the web.

An object of the invention is a contrivance whereby the web itself, and preferably the outer ply thereof, may be utilized as a means for holding such individual work-pieces in the machine, as well as for positioning the same for typing, and eflecting line-space feed thereof, as the web itself is correspondingly moved around the platen.

The checks or other work-pieces may be individually inserted into and removed from the machine; and, in accordance with the present invention, maybe individually secured to and removed from the web. For this purpose, after typing any desired entry thereon, a portion of the leading panel or form-section of the outer Web-ply may be so severed from the rest as to leave a lip which overlaps the leading panel or formsection of the underlying work-plies, and outer carbon; and between which and the outercarbon ornext underlying work-ply, one edge of the check or other work-piece may be inserted and held by friction or pressure. 1 I

The edge or portion" of the work-piece thus inserted under the lip may be a part on whichno typing is to be done, such for' instance as the portion of a check on which the signature is subsequently to be made,

In this connection, it is a feature of the in- I will be understood that, where the lip is formed by a cross-cut and removal of part of the outer work-ply, this operation may be performed after each form-to-form advance of the web on completion of typing on a form.

r &n ob'ect of the invention is the prov1s1on 0 means, and a method, whereby the more convenient downward insertion of the individual work-pieces, from above the printing line at the front of the platen,

may be had in connection with a record sheet, such for instance as the web referred to, normally fed around and under the platen from the rear thereof, and wherein the necessity of special mechanical devices, for holding and guiding the individual work-pieces, isobviated.

In this latter connection, it .will be noted that once the individual workieceis secured to the web above the printing line, whether by the cross-lip or by a marginal lip or by other means within the scope of the invention, the web may be given a reverse feed to bring the individual workpiece down to position for commencement of typing. When the cross-lip, referred to,

is employed the work-piece may be slipped down behind the same from a-position at the front of the platen above the printing line. 4

A feature of the invention is the provision of meanson the web, such for instance as the edge of the cross-lip, or a scoring, to serve as a gage fordeterminin' the proper setting of the individual'wor -piece with res ect to the web.

ther features and advantages will hereinafter appear. V

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 1s a perspective view showing the web in position on the laten preliminary to removal of the leading part of the thereon.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a ortion of the leading end of the fan-folde web, the

plies of which have been made to lie side by side by unfolding the web.

Fi ure 6 shows awork-piece in the form of a lank check for use in connection with the web.

A machine in which the web may be used.

is that shown in United States Letters Patent to Wernery & Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915, to which reference may be had for a more complete understandin of the details thereof. In Figure 1,

- on y the platen 10, the carbon-carrier 11,

and a few other details are shown. The web 12, fan-folded to comprise plies 13, 14, 15 and 16, is led from the rear of the machine, through the carbon-carrier, to the platen-carriage (not shown), where it is turned down at 17 from the top of the usual rear paper-table (not shown) on the carriage, and thence led around, under, and to the front of the platen, where it is brought upward across and above the printing line. The usual gage 18 on a staff 19, secured to the platen-frame '(not shown), may be employed to determine the position of the leading edge of the web for removal of the portion 20 of the outer webly in the formation of the lip 21, herein efore referred to.

It will be noted that the carbons 22 and 23 are secured at their rear edges to blades 24 and 25 on the carbon-carrier; and that the carbon-carrier is movable forward toward the platen on a table (not shown), to

permit of line-space and other movements of the carbons with the web-plies, and is movable rearward to shift the carbons, at the proper time, from the panels or formsections of the web, which have been typed upon, to the next succeeding or untyped panels or form-sections of the web. To permit of such shift of the carbons relative to the web-plies, the platen as shown in the aforesaid Wernery & Smith patent, is on a frame which may be rocked upward to release the grip of the platen on the web and permit the web to be drawn' horizontally straight under the platen. A knife-blade 26, against which the web-plies may be drawn for severance of the leading lengths thereof, is also suitably mounted on the platen-frame. In Fi ure 1, this knife is shown as being utilize to sever the piece 20 pf the outer web-ply in the formation of the AS shown in Figure 5, the leading formsection of the web may be of greater width than the work-piece or check 27, and, as to the web-plies 14 and 15, for instance, may comprise two panels or forms, one of which is in advance of the anel or form-section which is to receive tie inscriptions made upon the check. Consequentl prior to the removal of the part 20 of t e outer webply, certain inscriptions 28 may be made thereon which will also be received, through the carbons, upon the'other plies above the position in which the inscriptions made on the check are to be received. After the inscriptions 28,- if any, are made, the part .20

of the outer plyis removed, leaving the back of the outer carbon 22 ex osed to view. The lower portion of the chec 27 (see Figure 2) is then slipped behind the lip 21, which constitutes the remaining portion of the leading form-section or anel. of the outer web ply. As shown in igure 5, a scoring 30, which may be a mere mark, or which may be an indented or a perforated line, on each form-section of the outer web-ply, desi nates the line along which the outer web-p y is to be torn for removal of the part 20, and this line 30 may be used as a gage whereby to position the web with respect to the knife 26 for removal of the part 20. When the.

art 20 is removed, the line 30 defines the eading edge of the lip 21, as shown in Figure 2. A scoring 31 on each of the web-plies defines the boundary bet ween the succeeding anels or form-sections of the plies; and the lines 31 on each of the plies are shown as in registration with each other. The lip may be considered as the strip on the outer ply between the lines 30 and 31 thereon. In positioning the check as shown in Figure 2, the edge 30 of the lip may serve as a gage; the correct position of the check being determined by registration of a line or mark, such,-for instance, as the last writing line 32 on the check, with the leading edge '31 of the lip.

The check will ordinarily be held against dis lacement from its true inserted position with respect to the web-plies by the friction of the web-plies thereon. Guide-fingers 33, such as are usually employed in typewriting machines, may, however, by bearing upon the web, effect a pressure sufficient to prevent displacement of the check when the same is not held against such displacement by the usual ressure-rolls 34.

The check avin been inserted as shown in Figure 2, the p aten is given a reverse rotation to bring the web and check down to position for commencement of Writing;

which, as shown in Figure 3, is the position in which the front-strike type-bars 35 will print the date at the top of the check. Thereafter the platen is line-spaced forward with the web and check for typing in other positions thereon; and, if this forward feed of the check releases the same from the rolls 34:, the guide-fingers 33 may, nevertheless,

serve to prevent displacement of the'check data. No writing will appear on the check below the leading edge 30 of the lip, but this portion of the check is, in any event, reserved for signature. If desired, however, typing, which will not appear on the check or other work-piece 27, may be made on the lip, and will appear on the underlying web-plies 14, 15, 16, etc.

The check and underlying form-sections having been typed, the .web, withthe check,.

is advanced until the check may be lifted out of the pocket formed by the lip 21; and, thereafter, or without previous removal of the check, the web may be advanced until the line 31 is brought to the knife-blade 26, and the leading panels or form-sections of the several web-plies, together with the lip 21,

removed as a unit by drawing the same against the knife. Before such severance of the leading form-sections ofthe web at the line 31, the carbons will, however, have first been withdrawn into the next succeeding form-section of the web by suitable means, such,- for instance, as shown in the Wernery Smith patent, above mentioned. The operations heretofore described-are again repeated for the succeeding form-sections of the web and for the typing of other checks.

It will be noted (see Figure 1) that the usual blade on the carbon-carrier 24 serves to split the outer work-ply 16 from the next underlying work-pl 15,. alon the line on which the two are fblded, as t e web is fed forward through the carbon-carrier; so that, when the web is in Figure 1 position, the portion 20 of the outer ply is disconnected from the next underlying ply, and is ready for severance along the line 30, as hereinbefore set forth. i

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used Without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A web for use-in a typewriting machine, comprising, superposed work-plies, and interleaved carbons; the outer work-ply being scored at intervals therealong for successive detachment of leading sections there from at such points hereof as to provide,

when such a detachment is made, a lip overlapping a more forwardly-extended panel or writing area of the underlying work-plies and carbons, for holding in typmg posltion over such panel, and by the rear edge thereof, a workpiece such for instance as a blank check or draft.

2. A web for use in a typewriting machine, comprising, superposed work-plies, and interleaved carbons; the outer work-ply being scored at intervals therealong for successive detachment of leading sections therefrom at such points thereof as to provide, when such a detachment is made, a lip overlapping a more forwardly-extended panel or writing area of the underlying work-plies and carbons, for holding in typing position over such panel, and by the rear edge thereof, a work-piece such for instance as a blank check or draft; and such outer ply being further scored in registry with the cross boundaries of the panels or writing areas of the underlying work-plies.

3. A web for use in a typewriting machine, comprising, superposed work-plies, and interleaved carbons, shiftable along the work-plies from one to another anel or w'riting area of the work-plies; t e outer work-ply being scored at intervals there-- along for successive detachment of leading sections therefrom at such points thereof as to provide, when such a detachment is made, a hp overlapping a more forwardly-extended panel or writing area of the underlying work-plies and carbons, for holding in typing position over such panel, and by the rear edge thereof, a workiece such forinstance as a blank check or raft.

4. A web for use in a typewriting machine, comprising, fan-folded j workhes, and interleaved carbons; the outer wor -ply being scored at intervals therealong for successive detachment of leadin sections therefrom at such points thereo as to provide, when such a detachment is made, a lip overlapping a more forwardly-extended panel or writing area of the underlying work-pl es and carbons, for holding in typm position over such panel, and by the rear go thereof, a work-piece such for instance as a blank check or draft.

5. A web for use in a typewriting machine, oomprising, superposed work-plies. carbons interleaved with the work-plies, a

lip formed on the outer work-ply, crosswise thereof, by detachment of a leading portion of such. outer ly, and a work-piece removablyheld in p ace on the web by location of 6. A web for usein atypewriting machine, comprising, su rposed work-plies,

carbons interleaved with the work-plies, a

.lip formed on the outer work-ply by detachment of a. leading portion of such outer ply,

and a workpiece removably held in place on the web by location of its edge between such lip and an underlying ply of the web, the

lip being so located that its edge may serve as a gage whereby to position the removable work-piece on the web.

7 A 'web for use in a typewriting machine, comprising, superposed work-plies, carbons interleaved with the work-plies, a lip formed on the outer work-ply, crosswise thereof, by detachment of a leading portion of such outer ply, and a work-piece removably held in place on the web by location of its edge between such lip and an underlying ply of the web; the removable workpiece having a scoring thereon for'registration with the edge of the lip to gage the lip, and a workpiece removably held in place on the web by location of its edge between such lip and an underlying ply of the web, the lip being of such depth and the position of the removable work-piece being such that space for signature or other writing is provided on the portion of the removable work-piece under the lip. I

JESSE A. B. SMITH.

Witnesses: a

EDITH B. LIBBEy, I JENNIE P. THORNE. 

